Director of Construction Management

🔥 17 hours ago

🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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The Probst Group

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2008

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💼 Consulting

🤝 B2B

Food & Beverage • Consulting • B2B

The Probst Group is a Wisconsin-based engineering and services firm specializing in industrial wastewater treatment solutions. The company focuses on sustainable, efficient, and customized wastewater systems—particularly for the food and beverage industry—offering engineering, design, construction, operations support, consulting, compliance assistance, and rapid response services. Probst emphasizes sustainability, community engagement, and delivering turnkey or modular wastewater treatment plants and upgrades tailored to industrial clients' regulatory and operational needs.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the Construction Management team • Ensure successful execution of industrial wastewater treatment plant projects from construction through commissioning • Lead and develop construction professionals and drive team KPI performance • Plan, direct, implement, and monitor divisional budgets and project costs • Generate KPI summaries and present them to the Leadership Team • Review policies and SOPs and develop procedural adjustments • Conduct one-on-one meetings, participate in Level10 Meetings, and lead performance discussions • Review and approve staff timesheets, vacation requests, and schedule alterations • Manage field staff overseeing and advising third-party contractors during construction and commissioning • Maintain communication with project managers regarding current and future construction projects • Collaborate with designers, engineers, and external partners on design, constructability, and accessibility • Ensure compliance with site-specific health and safety programs • Support planning and budgeting for construction and commissioning phases • Establish and standardize project documentation protocols, including RFIs, change orders, drawings, permits, and construction and commissioning plans, using Probst templates, CXAlloy, and Forma • Enforce standardized commissioning documentation, including IQ and OQ, for handoff to startup for PQ • Keep projects on schedule and budget in collaboration with contractors, clients, and internal teams • Establish expectations for construction site offices, communications, and equipment storage • Maintain relationships and provide customer service to clients and partners • Identify and solve construction-related field issues • Independently manage subcontractors during construction by interpreting project design documents • Work cross-functionally with all departments and participate as an integral member of the Field Construction team • Travel up to 90% as business needs require

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related field • 10+ years of progressively responsible construction management experience, including industrial, water/wastewater, utility, or heavy civil construction projects • 5+ years of leadership experience managing construction managers, superintendents, project managers, and field personnel • Experience overseeing multiple concurrent projects with budgets ranging from $1M to $50M+ • Proven ability to build and develop high-performing construction teams • Strong financial and business acumen with responsibility for revenue, profitability, and project performance • Experience establishing construction standards, processes, and best practices across an organization • Ability to lead workforce planning, recruitment, succession planning, and talent development initiatives • Excellent communication and executive presentation skills • Demonstrated success resolving complex project challenges while maintaining client relationships • Strong knowledge of construction methods, project scheduling, contract administration, cost control, and risk management • Experience managing subcontractors, equipment vendors, and self-perform construction teams • Working knowledge of OSHA regulations, construction safety programs, and environmental compliance requirements • Ability to review and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, P&IDs, and construction documents • Proficiency with project management and scheduling software such as Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Procore, Forma, or similar platforms • Valid driver's license and ability to travel to project sites as needed • Preferred: 15+ years of construction management experience in industrial wastewater treatment, municipal wastewater treatment, water treatment, chemical processing, food and beverage, power generation, pulp and paper, or other process-intensive facilities • Preferred experience constructing wastewater treatment plants, industrial pretreatment systems, biological treatment systems, membrane filtration facilities, pump stations and lift stations, sludge handling and dewatering systems, chemical feed systems, and industrial process piping systems • Preferred experience with design-build and EPC project delivery methods • Preferred experience managing projects across multiple states and geographic regions • Preferred knowledge of industrial mechanical systems, electrical systems, instrumentation and controls, SCADA, and process automation • Preferred familiarity with startup, commissioning, and operational turnover of wastewater treatment facilities • Preferred experience supporting construction claims, change order management, and contract negotiations • Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), PMP, or equivalent professional certification preferred • Preferred experience working with regulatory agencies, industrial clients, and environmental permitting requirements

🏖️ Benefits

• Company credit card covering housing, ground transportation, living expenses, transportation to project sites, and meal allowance • Company cell phone • Company computer

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